Tim Curry
Tim Curry
Timothy James "Tim" Curryis an English actor, voice actor and singer, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions, often portraying villainous roles or character parts. Curry first rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London and 1974 Los Angeles stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth19 April 1946
CityGrappenhall, England
Any part that makes you world famous has got to be a blessing, hasn't it?
I remember candy rationing until I was, like, 7.
My interests and obsessions have always been so wide-ranging that I keep popping my head out of different boxes as much as possible.
He couldn't understand why I was tired at the end of a shift. My dad had one run a day. I don't think there's a guy anymore that goes home fully rested. You go home tired.
There's nothing more daunting than a musical, but there's also no more direct line to joy. Getting there, though, is like pushing treacle up stairs.
I've worked in a few sort of 'institutional' theaters - the Royal Shakespeare, the National Theater in England - and they're hopelessly top-heavy with bureaucracy.
You see, there are always purists in every, in every art form and particularly I think in, in performance arts of any kind.
Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole.
Even smiling makes my face ache.
Has anybody seen my tambourine?
One of the best things that ever happened to me was Rocky Horror being a total flop in New York as a play. I mean, it was a disaster, and it was the night of the long knives as far as the critics were concerned.
I really like the way that Jack Nicholson [acts] in particular works. I like the fact that he takes enormous risks. He's an enormously disciplined actor who seems to be totally capable of dealing with the business as a business and yet drop it totally when he's working.
I moved to L.A. because that's where they point cameras at you. And that's what I'd like them to do.
I've never modeled myself on anybody, but there are a lot of people whose work I really admire and attitudes I certainly subscribe to.